Payment for emissions in an "automatically operating" economic mechanism

The payment for emissions corresponds to the key direction for radical reform to activate commodity-money relations, to turn enterprises to self-supporting conditions of activity. However, the introduction of a fee for emissions was not such a simple matter. This article analyzes some general theoretical prerequisites for the introduction of a fee for emissions and contains specific proposals for its calculations.


Theoretical schemes abstracting from diversity, variability, incomplete observability and other "inconvenient" properties of the real economy make it possible not only to productively analyze economic concepts and their interrelations, but also help to apply the results of the analysis in practice. One of such schemes is an "automatically operating" economic mechanism (ADHM).


In the economic literature, especially on models of production, exchange and distribution systems, many variants of ADHM have been proposed (for example, the Arrow—Debre—McKenzie model of competitive equilibrium and its numerous generalizations). They are based on a general principle: all any significant factors involved in the economic process, influencing it or being influenced by it, including non-reproducible ones, receive an "objective" economic assessment at the moment of their appearance in the economic arena, at least without a significant delay. In fact, this principle (let's call it the principle of economizability) is a variant of the model's closure postulate (everything essential for the purpose of research is reflected in the model, and what is not reflected is insignificant).


Any variant of the ADHM is an attempt to build a scheme of functioning of the economy in which the economic assessment of each primary factor (goods, services, resources) or the value of any parameter of the economic mechanism (say, tax rates) are determined algorithmically, based on the information available at the time when the assessment of this factor was needed. It is assumed that such an information base (determined by the management system or "naturally" formed) is available at every moment, and the manifestation of a new factor requires only proper calculations (centralized or decentralized) using this base and natural-material, physical characteristics specific to this factor. With certain details, this approach is theoretically used in various situations: in relation to new goods, resource limitations revealed at some point or the assimilation ability of the ecosystem (as in the case of emissions into the environment). If you want a great selection of games and bonuses, then play at Play Fortuna Casino. Our recommended casino offers fair play and fast withdrawal. Register now and start playing your favorite games.